Poultry fount and feeder



Aug. 23, 1932. BARKER LQYZfi-S POULTRY FOUNT AND FEEDER Filed Nov. 12, 1925 [i2 Den i 0? Harry JfBarfi'en Patented Aug. 23, 1932 UNITED STATES HARRY J. BARKER, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS POULTRY FOUNI" AND FEEDER.

Application filed Nvember 12, 1923. Serial No. 674,220. 7

The present invention is disclosed as relating to a poultry fount and feeder but primarily it has to do with the fastening means between a reservoir and a basin.

The present invention is a somewhat modified construction of a device shown in my co-pending application Serial No. 527 ,741, filed January 7, 1922.

, Among the objects of the invention are, the I provision of a novel connecting means or clip member adapted to be reversed to secure an instruction or direction sheet or advertisement to the device; the provision of a reinforcing plate to aid in securing said clip member upon the device while reinforcing the material thereof at the point of greatest strain; and an improved assembly of the several parts of the device whereby packing space may be saved. 1

These and such other objects as may here .inafter appear are attained by the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of the various parts of the device, all of which are fully disclosed in the accompanying 5 single sheet of drawing, hereby made a part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 is a vertical section of my complete invention as applied to a poultry fountain or feeder;

7 50 Figure 2 is a fragmentary bottom view of the fount or stand with the clip or connecting member removed; b Figure 3 is an elevation of the clip mem- Figure 1 is a plan view of the reinforcing plate;

Figure 5 is a plan view of the protective plate I employ;

Figure 6 is a perspective view. of the preferred form of the device "showing the clip member used to secure a direction sheet to the device and for facilitating the packing thereof,

Figure 7 is a fragmentary section through the air passage shown in Figure 6, and Figure 8 is a vertical section of a modified form of the type of fountain shown in Figure 1.

Like reference characters are used to designate similar parts in the drawing and in 5D the description which follows.

In Figure 1, the ordinal 10 designates a. bowl, stand, basin or vessel, which may be of the same general configuration as that of the vessel disclosed in Figure 6; or of any other desired shape so long as it is provided with a centrally raised crown 11, the plan view of which is shown in Figure 2. The crown 11 may comprise a plurality of circular portions or sections of difierent levels as disclosed in Figure 1, the levels approaching '60 their greatest height toward the center of the bowl, basin or vessel 10. 7

One of such level or flat circular portions 12 is adapted to seat a glass jar 12a, such as a Mason or fruit jar, which jar is secured in a vertical and inverted position by a clip or connecting member, carried upon crown 11 and to be later described.

The topmost section of crown 11 is punched out at its center to provide a hole 13, said hold being employed as a bolt hole.

Two parallel depressions 14 are arranged equidistantly from said hole 13. These are well illustrated in Figure 2. I

A clip member 15 of spring material and comprising a central section coinciding-substantially with the contour of the topmost portion of crown 11, and having upwardly spreading extension prongs, 15a, with'horizontally projecting extremities 15b is adapted to be seated upon crown 11. A centrally situated perforation 16 coincides with hole 13 in-said crown, while parallel projections 17 complemental to those (14) in crown 11 are stamped in said clip member 15 to facili- 5 tate the seating of the clip member upon said crown 11. It is manifest that rotative movement of the clip 15 with respect to crown 11 may thus be wholly prevented. Particular reference should be had to Figure 3.

A reinforcing plate 18 shown in perspective in Figure 4 and comprising a sheet or disk having a centrally disposed hole 19 and parallel depressions 20 registering with and also similar to those (14;) in crown'll is dis posed beneath said crown. A bolt'21 is in serted through holes 13, 16, and 19, from above and a nut 22 is threaded onto said bolt from beneath. When said nut 22 impinges upon grooves-or depressions 20, it can no It is quite evident that if the inner extremity of tube 30 is made adjustable, as for example, vertically swinging, the water or fluid level in basin may be controlled, for the raising or lowering of the extremity 32 of said tube will positively affect the liquid level within said basin 10 in direct proportion to such raising or lowering movement.

A convenient way of shipping the device is by inverting the clip and securing instruction slips by means of the clip in the manner shown in Figure 6. When the device is received for use, the screw 21 is removed, the

clip inverted and any suitable ar of the general configuration shown in Figure 1 is filled with water. While the jar is in an upright position the fount is placed over the mouth thereof so that the clip will engage the inner shoulders of the bottle or jar as shown in Figure 1. The jar is then inverted and allowed to stand upon the base or basin. Liquid will then flow from the jar into the basin until a predetermined level, determined by the position of the controlling passage ways, is reached. As water is removed from the basin it is replenished automatically, there being no further need of attending to the device until all of the water in the jar has been disposed of. To refill the jar the entire device is removed and the operation du licated.

Xir inlet passages in each form of the device are preferably relatively small, for this permits of closer adjustments. Smaller air passages are employed in the tube form of the device than in the preferrad form, shown in Figure 6.

I claim: 7

1. In combination, a basin, a reservoir, a connecting member between said basin and said reservoir, a reinforcing member in association with said basin, and means for fastening said connecting member and said reinforcing member to said basin, said basin having a portion interfitting with and complemental to said connecting member and said reinforcing member whereby to prevent rotative displacement of said connecting member and of said reinforcing member.

2. A jar fountain or feeder comprising a jar reservoir member, a basin forming a support for said reservoir, a connecting member between said basin and said reservoir, a reinforcing member, said connecting and reinforcing members being adapted to be detachably attached to said basin, and fastening means for securing said connecting member and said reinforcing member to said basin, said connecting member and said reinforcing member having parts adapted to engage a complemental portion of said basin whereby to prevent rotation of said reinforcing member and said connecting member relatively to said basin.

3. In combination, a basin, a reservoir, a connecting member between said basin and said reservoir, the material of said basin being of light gauge and insufficient to maintain its configuration under the strain of maintaining said reservoir thereupon by said connecting member, a reinforcing plate also of light gauge in association with said basin, and extending over a material portion of its surface, and means for fastening said connecting member and said reinforcing member to said basin, one at one side and the other at the opposite side thereof.

4;. A jar fountain or feeder comprising a jar reservoir member, a basin forming a support for said reservoir and having a centrally elevated portion forming a crown, the material of said. basin being of thin gauge metal and having insufficient body to maintain a connecting member thereon without distortion, a connecting member between said basin and said reservoir, a reinforcing member also of thin gauge material, said connecting and said reinforcing member being adapted to be detachably attached to said basin, and fastening means for securing said connecting member and said reinforcing member to said basin, said reinforcing member having a bearing surface adapted to engage a complemental portion'of and a material area of the under surface of the crown of said basin whereby to reinforce the material of said basin to maintain said connecting member thereon without distortion of the material thereof.

5. A chick fount comprising a basin, a reservoir, a connecting member on said basin for holding said reservoir thereon and disposed upon the upper side of the bottom of said basin, and a reinforcing plate for said basin upon the under side of the bottom thereof, said basin, said connecting member, and said plate each having sections which are complementary, the assembly of said parts with the basin intermediate said connecting member and said plate with said complementary parts in engagement preventing the rotative displacement of said connecting member and plate.

HARRY J. BARKER. 

